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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25
THE CHArswoRTH,s DISASTER.

The Coroner's Jury have agreed on their
verdict which holds Timothy Coughlin
foreman of section Il, to the grand jury,
and negatively exonerates the company
The management is not censured for run
ming a double header, for a lax system of
track inspection or for anything else.
Timothy COughlin, the section foreman
was arrested and taken to Pontiac, the
county seat of Livingston county, at once
He says he cannot give bail and will have
10 go TO jail. He insists that the verdict is
unjust: that he went over his entire section
as ordered, and that no fires were built as
near the bridge as Head and Taggert testi-
fled. The jury made out separate verdicts for
each of the victims Mrs. DR.. Duckett is
the first name on the list. The following is
the verdict of the jury on her death.
State of Illinois, Livingston county, SIS. .
In the matter of the inquisitiOn on the body
of Mrs. DIR. Duckett, of Forest, ILL.,, de
ceased, held at Chatsworth .. la' 18th day
of August, A. ID. 1887: We, the under
signed. jurors, sworn to inquire into the
cause OF the death of Mrs. DIR. Duckett, late
of Forest. H., on oath do find that she came
to her death from injuries received in the
wrecking of the Niagara Falls excursion
train on the Toledo, Peoria a. Western
railway, on which she was a passenger, at
a bridge two and one half miles east of
Chatsworth, about II o'clock. midnight
Wednesday, Aug 10, 1887. We find that the
wrecking of said train, which totally de
mOlished eight coaches, one baggage car
and che engine, and either killed or
wounded most of the occupants of said
coaches, was caused by said bridge having
been burned before the train struck il. We
think from the evidence that the
bridge was burned from fires left burning,
which had been set as late as O'Clock that
afternoon by section men, as close as six
teen feet on both the east and west sides of
the track. We further find that the fore
man of the section, Timothy Coughln, dis
obeyed positive orders from his superin-
tendent the last thing on Wednesday, and
we find that he did not go over the west two
and one half miles at all on Wednesday as
instructed, and that said foreman was guilty
of gross and criminal carelessness in leaving
fires burning along the track in such dry
| season with such a strong wind blowing.
We recommend that he be held for examina-
ton By the grand jury; and, further, it is
the opinion of the jury that the leaving of
track without being patrolled for six hours
before the passage of the excursion and the
setting of fires by the section men on such a
dry and windy day as the 10th of August,
1887, were acts which deserve severe criti-
picuQ
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25
THE QUEENS REPLY

The following reply 10 President Cleve
lands congratulatory telegram sent on the
occasion of her jubilee celebration has just
been received from Queen Victoria:
Our GOOD Friend: We have received
from the hands of Mr. Phelps, the United
States minister at our court, the letter
which you addressed to us on the 18th OF
May last, and in which you convey your
congratulations and those of the people OF
the United States on the occasion of the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of
our accession to the throne. We request
you to accept our best thanks for this proof
of friendship and good will, which, with the
similar proofs we have received from the
rulers and people of other states, has caused
us the most sincere qualification. In thank
ing you also for the choice which you have
made of Mr.. Phelps to be interpreter of
your sentiments on this occasion, we re-
quest you to accept in return our best
wishes for your own uninterrupted happi-
ness and welfare, and for the prosperity of
the United States of America, and so we
recommend you to the protection of the
Almighty. Given at our court at Windsor
Castle, July Is, 1887.
Your good friend, VICTORIA, X. |.
sALIsBURY.
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The Cninams MS Bride.

Narragansett Pier Letter. If nOtori-
ETY. brings misery poor Yam Phon Lee
and Mrs. Y. p. Lee. who pre- - lie
Tower Hill house. must be having a
wretched honeymoon. For whenever
they take their daily walks abroad they
are gazed at by hundreds of curious
ewes. Unlike the ordinary bridegroom,
who is eclipsed by the halo surrounding
his hearts choice, Yam, for so one must
suppose his Chinese mamma called him
in infantile days, gets the greater share
of comment and attention. His early
history he has sent broadcast in his
little book when | was a Boy in
China. He comes from a noble family
in Fragrant Hills. and was one of the
Chinese youths sent to have an Ameri-
can education. In 1880, while in his
freshman year at Yale, he was recalled
10 China through some misrepresenta-
ton, but ran away soon after and re-
entered college. He graduated the
present year with the highest honors,
and President Dwight. whose protege
he Is said to be, speaks very highly of
him. Several lectures on China have
been delivered by him, and he has
written much, his style being terse and
clear
Mrs. Yam Phon Lee is young but not
remarkably pretty; she is very dark,
but with blue eyes, has regular features
and dark brown hair She was very
much admired in New Haven and,
although the good-looking Mongolian
was a frequent caller, her marriage
was a complete surprise. Her wedding
dress was of white satin, trimmed pro-
fuselv with real duchesse lace and Orna-
mented with orange blossoms. Miss
Elizabeth Maude jerome that was, is an
heiress of twenty-fonr and has a nice
little army of five zeroes captained by a
large-sized digit The young couple
first met at a reception in Hartford.
before Mr.. Lee was called back to his
native land, and the sequel shows that
the impression then made was strong
enough to cause a sacrifice of country
and queue, and Yam Phon Lee proved
that Romeo dwells in China as well as
elsewhere.
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herdic driver, and his brother John, also a
hackman, and sister, have been notified
that they are joint heirs TO a fortune OF
Sl0,OO0,OOO left by Thomas Bean, who re-
Gently died at Bonham, Tex.
Dr. Loomis made his usual call on
Jacob Sharp at Ludlow street, Saturday,
and as he left he stated TO the warden that
Sharp needed the closest attention, as he was
liable to die at any moment
At Boston, Mass. the decisions of a
base ball umpire so incensed one of the con
testing clubs that he had to leave the field
under police protection or he would have
suffered severe injury.
A statement has been made of the
assignment of Henry s. Ives & Co., of New
York, the liabilities being sl6,579, 723, the
assests S23, 10000.
The Cable reports the death at Paris
Of Aaron j. Vanderpoel, the eminent New
York lawyer and jurist, who was abroad
for his health.
John b. Moore, one of the mos
prominent pomologists and horticulturalist
has died at Concord, Mass, aged 20 years.
Cornell University loses over mil
lion dollars by decision of the New Yorl
supreme court in the Fisk -McGraw case.
Joseph Parker, founder of the Yves
Rock paper mill, died at New Haven, Conn.
aged u years.
The strike at Raineys Coke works
Pa, has been compromised, and work re
sumed.
DIR. McGlynn is to edit a labor paper
at New York, called The Evening Standard
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Prellar, turned his attention 10 religious
matters about year ago aud was received
into the Catholic church. The young mans
father who is still at st. Louis, is much
rejoiced at the change that has come over
his son.
The commissioners of the District of
Columbia have issued an order prohibiting
the use of the ssY'' of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company for passenger trains.
Official notice that the maximum speed of
steam cars within the city limits viii here
after be twelve miles per hour has been
served.
The excitement at Winchester. Va.
over the Imprisonment and subsequent res
cue of Senator Riddleberger has subsidized,
and the Senator returned TO jail. The re-
turn TO prison was voluntary upon Senator
Riddleberger's part All is quiet, and the
court has taken no further action in the
case.
Jake PettijOhn, who was sentenced
| 20 be hanged at Atlanta, Ga, q irty years
1 ago for killing Clayton Vaughn, but
escaped by flight, has just been a rested in
the Indian territory and viii be brought
back for execution. The sheriff of Forsyth
county has gone after him.
1t turns out hat Senator Riddle
berger of Virginia has been pronounced by
three physicians appointed by Judge
| Newman, in such condition as to render
his confinement in jail dangerous and that
he is in such a STATE as not to know what he
il doing.
Prof. o. 5. Fowler, the noted phre-
nologist and lecturer, died at his residence
near Sharon station, Conn, on the 18th af-
ter an illness of only 80 hours. The cause of
his death was spinal trouble, superinduced
| by heavy cold. He was Is years of age.
The proposed new association of iron
and steel workers, under the auspices of
/ the Knights of Labor, has been officially
/ nipped in the bud by Chas III. Litchman, the
general secretary of the Knights Of Labor.
A passenger train on the Cleveland
y Pittsburg r. r., jumped the track at
Bayard, Ohio, wrecking one sleeper; one
man was killed and a number injured, two
of whom will probably die.
An attempt was made near Bevidere,
H., to wreck passenger train by placing a
huge stone ON the track of the Northwestern
| line. The COW catcher was smashed, but no
other damage done.
The Union Strawboard Company of
the United states has bought out eight small
companies for 5000 and controls the sup
/ ply and market.
Gov. Adams. of Colorado, by proc
lamation has raised the quarantine against
Illinois cattle, except those shipped from
Cook County.
Near Naperville. ILL.,, rear section
of a stock tram ran into the first section
/ killing a car load of hogs.
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NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

Gov. McGill, OF Minnesota has APP
pointed the following delegates to attend
the national conference of charities and cor
rections to be held at Omaha, Neb., Aug 25-
30; the State Board of Corrections and
Charities, and the following, Hon. w. p.
Murray, g. W. Worthen, George III. Hazard
Miss Jessie A. Schley, Hon. John ID. Ludden.
Rev. John Stariba,D. Cavanaugh, Mrs. J. j.
Hill and ID. w. Ingersoll of st Paul; Rev c.
A. Van ADda, Gen. A. b. Nettleton, Prof.
W. w. Folwell, George ID. Holt, j. T.
Wyman, j. r. COrrigan and Nelson Will
Jams of Minneapolis; Bishop II. b. Whipple,
Rev. =. Donahey, Prof. J. J. Dow and Hon
X. A. Mott, of Faribault; Francis Golfer, of
Winona Rev w. Riordan, of Roch ster;
Mrs j. A. Willard, of Mankato; Miss
Lydia r. Clarke, of Mortified, and DIR. r.
ID. Barber of Worthington.
Joe Hooker Post e. A. r., of Sioux
Falls, OAK, have had fine large hall fin
ished, and the hall is to be dedicated with
imposing ceremonies ON Sept. ?. Post Com
mander Smith has received word from
Commander-in- Chief Lucius Fairchild that
he will assist in the dedicatory ceremony.
Committees have been appointed by the
post to arrange for the celebration, and
others TO lay plans for a grand celebration,
which will be rendered Gen Fairchild during
his stay there. The intention Of the COM
mittees is to have the exercises at Booths
opera house, the reception at the g. A. X.
hall, and an elegant banquet at Germania
hall. Representatives from many outside
posts are expected to be present.
The stockholders of the Manitoba
held their annual election at the head
quarters of that road in st. Paul The
whole stock amounts to 100000 shares, of
which, 159, 7O2 shares we're represented. No
stockholders were present except those in
St Paul The board of directors elected
were: J. J. Hill, st. Paul; John s. Ken
needy, d. Willis James, Samuel Thorne, 5.
T. 0lcott, of New York; ID. c. Shepard and
Greenleaf Clark, of st. Paul Messrs.
Olcott, Shepard and Greenleaf Clark are
substituted in place of George Stephens,
Donald A. Smith and Henry ID. Minot.
This result seems TO be the elimination of
the Canadian interest.
Des Moines. Ia, telegram: John
Hardy, who was shot by Constable
Potts, is lying very low, and grave fears
are entertained OF his recovery. Indica-
tons point to Inflammation, as the ball is
supposed to be in close proximity to the
left lung. Suppuration Is certain to occur,
entailing fever and danger of absorption of
puss by the spongy tissue Of the lungs.
which viii bring on blood poisoning, with
fatal results These symptoms are agra
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP

Secretary Whitney has decided that
congress should be called upon to decide
whether or not the famous old battle ship
Hartford shall be repaired or turned into
junk.
500 patents were issued at Wash
ington ON the 18th. A careful analysis of
the whole list shows that l40 patents go to
the middle states, l25 to the West and
Northwest 50 to New England, 81 TO the
Southern states and 10 to California
The experiment of paying soldiers
monthly instead of quarterly is now being
made by Paymaster General Rochester. 1t
seems that it has been favorably received
by both officers and men. On account of
the limited number of payments, IL has
been impossible to make monthly payments
only at central posts IL is hoped that the
department will soon be able to pay all men
monthly.
The following details of troops of the
regular army have been made TO attend
the national guards camp and drill at
Chicago: Four companies of the BID
infantry from TT. Wayne, Mich; one light
battery, f., from TT. Smelling, Mimi, and
one troop of cavalry from FIT. ..Leavenworth,
Kan. Col. II. NJ, Black, 2}d infantry, has
been detailed to command the camp, and
the infantry.
The st. Louis and Cincinnati EX-
press on the b. Il o. r. r., approaching the
Washington, ID. c., depot Wednesday
morning running at the rate of 40 miles an
hour was thrown upon Y. track owing TO
the failure OF the air brakes, aud neglect of
the train men 10 respond TO the whistle for
the common braces. All the cars but one
were derailed, aud several badly smashed
up. The engineer was killed and fifteen
passengers injured.
The Washington Sunday Herald
says; A movement is being made all along
the line in Grand Army circles 10 have the
existing system of pension payments
changed so as to have them made monthly
instead of quarterly. The argument in
favor of this change is based upon the
| assumption that il would be more con
venient for the pensioners to receive their
money from the government as their
monthly bills become due. The pensiOner
who receives s. a month and lives in rooms
or in a house rented for that sum would
gladly devote il 10 his payments or that
account, as matter of convenience to
| himself as well as to other parties
interested.
The annual report of the first assis-
tant postmaster general, now being pre-
] pared, VIII contain the following statement
| of changes in the post office during the past
| fiscal year, ended June Both Number of
! offices established, 1908; number of offices
discontinued 1900; appointments on resig-
/ nations and commissions expired 6,S63;
| appointments on removals and suspensions
| 2,5S4; appointments on changes of names
| and sites 49,, appointments on death of
| postmasters SO. The total number OF APP
| pointments of postmasters of all grades
| during the year 1887 1909. The num-
/ q a
| year 1856 22,747, making a total for the
J three years of 1873. The total number of
post offices of all grades in operation on
| July lst, 1887, was 55, l57.
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To st. Paul. To Duluth
Productions of Florida.

1t is somewhat the fashion to sneer
at Florida as a poor sort of concern;
but the State manages to get along
very well and to make pretty fair
show in the statistical reports. Ii is
reported that Florida produces $4,000
worth of honey, $4,000 worth of
Strawberries, $4,000 worth of hogs.
$4,000 worth of sheep, $350.000
worth of beef $750,000 worth of
sponges, 100000 worth of fish and
oysters, $3, 100000 worth of oranges,
lemons, lines, and pineaples, 500. 200
worth Of sugar and molasses, 5000, 900
worth of rice. 100000 worth of cedar
and $50, 900, 600 worth of other lumber,
"a, zoo, 900 worth of cotton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25
THE OLD WORLD.

The United States government has
requested Spain to release the missionary
Deane who was arrested on the Island of
Pronape. The ground of the request is that
the arrest violates the Spanish undertaking
to respect the Protestant missions in the
Carolines.
Mr.. w. H. Smith, government leader
in the house of commons, has issued an
urgent circular to the Conservative mem
beers of the house. He tells them it is i'm,
peratively necessary that the government
be strongly supported in the house during
the remainder Of the session, and he en-
treats them to remain at their posts to de
cline to pair. The whip is the strongest that
has been issued for many years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

SENATOR EplIUSDs, has received @
retainer III $4,000 to represent the
Chicago dre-~ej-beef interests in their
battle with the railroads before the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Ex-senator Conkliug will appear for
tie railroads.
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MINNESOTA ACREAGE.

II. Stockenstrom, assistant secretary Of
state and commissioner Of statistics, has pre-
pared, according TO law, tables showing the
acreage and yield of the principal cereals,
together with the flax crop for the year 1856,
as complied from official returns of the town
assessors and county auditors of the state,
together with the acreage for 1887 The
tables show that the acreage and yield per
acre in 1885 and the acreage for 1887, for the
various cereals in the entire state, and fax,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

REV. MYRON ". REED Of Denver.
Colo, j. spoken Of as probable sue
ceSsor Of the late Henry Ward Beechel
ia Plymouth Church. Mr.. Reed origin
ally preached in indianapolis in the
church where Mr.. Beecher held his
first pastOrate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

Nix. GLADSTONE. after reading one Of
Beacou-tie,i's speechc- laid il down
with a sigh and the remark: with all
Ms tinsel De will BE- remembered when
I am forgotten This might be true
if there was amy caauce that Gladstone
would ever De- forgotten. but ike the
heroes Of the Greek mythology. Glad
stone win be a bigger man as the world
grows older.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

MAYOR HART Of Lynn. recently en-
tertained the mayors of Massachusetts
at Bass Point. the menu comprising
baked CLANS. champagne, turtle steaks,
brandy. green corn, RhiHeS, sandwiches
and beer The prohibition sentiment
in Massachusetts can hardly be repre-
scented by the heads Of itsmunicipalties.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

WHEN Prince Alexander Of Batton-
burg asked Prince Bismarck if he
should 3c ept the Bulgarian crown.
which had been offered to him. the
Chancellor replied. by All means
take ii. twill always be nice remiui~-
ceuce ipr You. even if YOU DO not re-
main long ar sophia A. il has been
reported that Prince Ferdinand. who
has now assumed the same throne. i'm
Sured his life for large sum he has
probably some fears that he viii soon
Re only 4 remiui~ceuce himself
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shows that the indications all point 10 a
very large return throughout the province.
weather is very favorable, and the wheat
harvest is in full swing
A Duluth firm is building a large
grain elevator at Aberdeen, Oak, and will
pay Duluth prices for wheat.
Barrets circus tents were blown
into shreds by wind storm at Helena
Mont. Nobody was injured.
Two thousand prairie chickens wer,
killed in one day by sportsmen who radiateC
from Fergus Falls, Mimi.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

KAToFF, the great Russian editor,
whose death occurred few days ago.
was a warm admiryr of America. He
cree said to- native If this country:
If you ever do katoT the honor 10
shink Of him again, remember him rs q
real Russian who believes that Russia
was made for the Russians and a. q
friend Of your country who believes
that America was made for the Ameri-
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ELISHA ~ WEIGH. heorgiual Yam
kee clock man. died Monday al For
eStviIle, Conn. aged IS. Atthe age of
n IL started Ia business for himself,
with two employees, making clocks His
goods were peddled allover the country
fifty year ago. and from two the num-
Der Of his employees reached a thousand
He leaves an estate worth over -. 00o.-
r,s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

PROFESSOR f. 5. Morse. Salem, Mass,
now has collection of more than four
thousand pieces If Japanese pottery.
ali historically classified and represent
Ing every era in the deyelopement Of
theart.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

The King and Queen If SaNony
Saturday opened IN international
bakery exhibition at Dresden. Ameri-
ca Is largely represented. bnt there are
no specimens Of the famous chrome
yellow buns of Philadelphia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

LORD CHARLES BEEE~FoED was re-
Gently invited to an official banquet at
Marlborough house ana telegraphed the
Prince Of Wales. Cant come. Lie
follows by mail Lord Charles is
probably the mos truthful lair in al
England
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GEN :. f. BUCENEH. confident Of
triumph. left Kentucky for White Sui
phur Springs. W Va Immediately
after the election TO rejoin his wife and
baby. He had worked hard all through
the campaign. but had found time to
write daily to his wife, who takes an
interest in his political advancement At
least equal TO his own. She has been
at White sulphur for month Or more,
seeking to regain her health % as to be
on hand at her husbands expected in
auguration Aug. 80, * sh,and the baby
were present at his nomination in the
state convention.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-25

OLIVER Johnson correctS the state
ment that .Uucle Tom Cabin was
written al Andover. and declares that
Brunswick, Me, was the place, where
the authors husband was at the time "a
professor ia Bowd0in College.
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WHEAT TARIFF

The new wheat tariff agreed upon by the
Northern Pacific and the Manitoba roads to
go into operation August %, covers grain,
flaxseed, flour, feed and potatoes, between
st. Paul. Minneapolis, Minnesota Transfer,
Duluth West Superior and Superior sta
tions east of and including Beltield, Oak.
The following are some of the principal
points, and will convey an idea of the rates
from all the other points. The figures show
the rate between the places named and the
faruainal raaints.
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PROF. W. T. FOSTER, the Iowa
weather prophet, comes to the front
with the startling information that the
ice crop Is scarcely sufficient to last
through the summer, and that good
supply " fuel viii be needed for next
winter
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4 Miss CUMMINGS was recently in
iroduced TO q Mr.. Going~ at Buffalo.
ana after hearing each others name
they looked myStiiied for a moment
ana then compromised BY sitting down.